Shapeways Operations Intern
Location: NL, NB, Eindhoven
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Internship
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Manufacturing

Company profile:
Shapeways is the leading 3D printing marketplace and community, empowering designers to bring amazing products to life. By giving anyone the ability to quickly and affordably turn ideas from digital designs into real products, Shapeways is fundamentally changing how products are made and by whom.Through Shapeways, designers gain access to the best industrial 3D printing technology, capable of manufacturing products with complex designs in a wide range of high-quality materials. 3D printing turns raw materials into original products, from wedding rings to rocketships, model trains to iPhone cases, and prototypes to industrial engineering parts. The Shapeways community can sell their products, share ideas, and get feedback from creative consumers and other designers around the world.Headquartered in New York, Shapeways has factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle. Shapeways is a spin-out of the lifestyle incubator of Royal Philips Electronics, and our investors include Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, Lux Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz.

Job description:
Love all things 3D Printing? Have some fresh ideas? Want to join a successful team? Shapeways Operations Eindhoven might have the internship for you!We're seeking someone to join the 3D Printing Engineering, Post-production, Distribution, or Industrial Engineering team. Your mission? To help bring 3D Printing out of the prototyping era and into the future. Transforming our current operation to a full-scale, lean manufacturing operation. It's an incredible opportunity in an industry whose rules have yet to be fully defined.Past interns have changed the raw material handling process, performing lean process analyses and flow improvements, optimizing our production planning algorithms, etc. Basically, it all depends on how your skill set can best be utilized.Responsibilities may includeApplying your theoretical Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma knowledge at a real factorySqueezing more throughput out of our industrial 3D PrintersOptimizing our material usage or maintenance plansWe can only accept interns in Shapeways Europe as part of an approved BSc or MSc programme and unfortunately can't sponsor visa, travel or housing expenses.

Requirements:
At your best in an international, fast-growing start-up – or similarly demanding environmentA self-starter. We have the coolest international team of 3D Printing pioneers – but not enough of them to continuously hold you by the handSomeone who quickly grasps complex problems, and are persistent enough to quickly turn these into real-world solutionsStudying for a relevant (e.g., technical) bachelor's or master's degree, bringing new skills to our teamHands-on: not afraid to jump in and clean models or maintain machines – or do whatever is needed to keep our customers happy..and available for at least 3 months, but preferably 6.

Benefits:
Why join our team?Shapeways is breaking new ground in the field of 3D printing. With our website and marketplace for designers, our goal is to give everyone access to the revolution of additive manufacturing. This isn’t your typical web business – we have a physical product at the back end. If you’d like to work in a dynamic, collaborative, respectful environment where colleagues share ideas and encourage each other to think creatively, Shapeways is just what you’re looking for. Fun is also part of our DNA – a sense of humor is a must! You’ll also have the coolest desk toys anywhere.